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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
7
The article argues that history centers on great men who embody principles guiding society and institutions. It notes power concentrates in a few leaders across finance, industry, and religion, with small groups shaping outcomes in churches and committees. It cautions that delegated authority carries corresponding responsibility.
A musical attachment reveals a comic farce as Miss Paula fakes piano skill with a mechanical piano, while a suitor frets over love and art. A maid reveals the truth about Paula's seven tunes and a cook who plays Bach, ending with a humorous errand and a cheerful exit.
Paula responds yes but reveals she cannot play piano, the music she’s heard came from a pianola she bought when she arrived. Marcus must decide if he will still marry a nonmusical wife or leave.
The Maltest Cross ranch once owned and occupied by President Roosevelt in western North Dakota was purchased by O. J. Delandrecie of Fargo for thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.
A guide on facial toning and complexion tricks. It advises using finger motions to hollow cheeks, suggests sugar and maple foods for thin women, and mentions bleaches used in Paris. It warns against persistent red skin after 40 and prescribes dieting and water fasting. It also recommends a milk-only regimen for brown and yellow skin, claiming it clears the system.
The piece promotes pineapple as a digestive aid and nasal salt-water snuff for colds. It prescribes posture and arm stretches to improve shoulder alignment and wrist flexibility, plus simple routines for breathing and raising the hands to tone the torso. It notes rubber swim caps and hats to protect hair during showers.
Dr Hunter Mc Guire of Virginia argues tuberculosis will exterminate the negro race in the country. He cites a death rate for negroes twice that of whites overall and nearly three times higher in towns and cities, with the gap widening.
Justice Wills of the British high court of justice, reflecting on a past decision, sends a personal check to the unsuccessful litigant for the amount sued for. The gesture follows his claim the ruling was not entirely fair.
The vicar of Hurley England warned that unless motor cars are barred from public highways and confined to tracks of their own there will be a serious rising of the people.
A guide on cultivating health and beauty in young girls through daily tasks, dental care, facial habits, hair shaping, skin care, and shoe fit. It advises gentle tooth care, facial expressions, nose and mouth shaping, hair styling, light massage, modest cosmetics, a weekly egg shampoo, and wearing longer roomier shoes to avoid damage.
The article notes 300 million pounds of peanuts produced annually across 350000 acres with about 170000 people employed, valued at roughly 11 million dollars. It traces growth from Virginia and the Carolinas to widespread cultivation and highlights peanuts as a versatile feed, soil improver, and market crop.
The text prescribes a sequence of breathing drills performed at daybreak and bedtime. It includes inhaling through the nose to capacity, holding four counts, exhaling to seven, and repeating in cycles. It adds movements of toe alignment and arm raises to synchronize breath with posture.
Exquisite handwork adorns winter gowns with a distinctive bolero style. A reception dress highlights a short broadcloth bolero in pale green with embroidered border and wide sleeves, resembling a baby blouse coat.
On entering the drawing room a caller should advance and shake hands with the hostess. If introductions are made she should acknowledge them with a bow and a slight smile. If relatives are introduced she should offer her hand.
A practical make shift for burst water pipes when plumbers are unavailable. A rubber hose wrap, fitted to the pipe diameter, is slipped or split along its length and secured with multiple wires to stop leaks, capable of lasting years on low pressure lines.
Mae Carrington of Springfield wins national stenography contest in New York with 125 words a minute for an hour, beating over twenty male operators, and accepts a $100 per week position in the city. The piece also notes a humorous exchange from the Cleveland Leader.
The article describes a brick cleaning machine built by a Missouri inventor. It uses a central wheel with guide blocks to strip mortar from bricks on a moving platform, allowing two operators to feed bricks from either side. A separate piece covers a new Los Angeles Limited train debut and travel notes.
Toledo produced the largest marine boilers ever built, then shipped to Detroit for a specified vessel. Each boiler measures 16 feet in diameter and 12 feet long with three corrugated furnaces and 308 three inch tubes. Shells are one and five eighths inches thick and riveted with 150 ton hydraulic pressure. Tested to 316 pounds for a safe working pressure of 210 pounds of steam.
A fragment from a periodical describes hand exercises to create optical and tactile effects. It explains a paper adheres to a palm when blown under a crack due to air currents and outside pressure, and notes finger pressure and rapid shaking produce cottony air sensations. The piece also includes brief quotes about life and comfort, ending with a child's death from acute indigestion.
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